Sappi Cloquet Mill
Carlton County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 50639 · Operator: Sappi Cloquet LLC
Nameplate95MWSummer 77 MW
Generators7in service
Net generation460GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor57%other units, summer MW
Heat rate4,675Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1929
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), other units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 304.6 | 86.4% | — |
| 2002 | 134.1 | 41.6% | — |
| 2003 | 444 | 84.4% | 5,552 |
| 2004 | 429.4 | 81.0% | 5,600 |
| 2005 | 410.6 | 80.5% | 5,600 |
| 2006 | 398.8 | 84.8% | 5,600 |
| 2007 | 424.5 | 88.1% | 5,600 |
| 2008 | 418.2 | 87.2% | 5,600 |
| 2009 | 397 | 82.8% | 5,600 |
| 2010 | 400.8 | 85.0% | 5,600 |
| 2011 | 393 | 83.5% | 5,600 |
| 2012 | 381.2 | 82.1% | 5,600 |
| 2013 | 413.9 | 57.7% | 5,600 |
| 2014 | 435.6 | 64.2% | 5,600 |
| 2015 | 438.8 | 64.4% | 5,600 |
| 2016 | 430.8 | 60.9% | 4,675 |
| 2017 | 461 | 66.2% | 4,675 |
| 2018 | 471.6 | 67.3% | 4,675 |
| 2019 | 479.8 | 67.3% | 4,675 |
| 2020 | 466.8 | 62.2% | 4,662 |
| 2021 | 506.7 | 68.0% | 4,675 |
| 2022 | 478.9 | 64.0% | 4,675 |
| 2023 | 454.4 | 60.1% | 4,675 |
| 2024 | 486.7 | 64.0% | 4,675 |
| 2025 | 443.3 | 56.7% | 4,675 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 19.2 | 17.5 | Jan 1976 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 41.5 | 41.5 | Dec 1997 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN5 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 27.6 | 14 | May 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HGN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.8 | 1.6 | Jan 1950 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HGN5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.8 | 0.5 | Jan 1929 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HGN6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.8 | 0.5 | Jan 1929 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HGN7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.8 | 1 | Jan 1980 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 2 | 2 | Jan 1925 | Retired Jan 1988 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Sappi Cloquet LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Sappi Cloquet LLC | 100.0% | 95 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Knife Falls | 2 MW | 1.5 km |
| Scanlon | 2 MW | 1.8 km |
| Thomson | 73 MW | 10.7 km |
| MP CSG 1 LLC | 1 MW | 12 km |
| Fond Du Lac | 12 MW | 12.2 km |
| Duluth Paper Mill | retired | 20.4 km |